Boundary conditions in the Unruh problem
Creators
- 1. INFN and ICRA, Rome University 'La Sapienza', 00185 Rome (Italy)
- 2. Moscow State Engineering Physics Institute, 115409 Moscow (Russian Federation)
Description
According to Unruh, a detector moving with constant proper acceleration in empty Minkowski spacetime reveals universal--not depending on the inner structure of the detector--thermal response. We have analyzed the Unruh problem using both conventional and algebraic approaches to quantum field theory. It is shown that the Unruh quantization procedure implies setting a boundary condition for the quantum field operator which changes the topological properties and symmetry group of the spacetime and leads to a field theory in two disconnected left and right Rindler spacetimes instead of Minkowski spacetime. Thus we conclude that, in spite of the work over the last 25 years, there still remain serious gaps in grounding of the Unruh effect, and as of now there is no compelling evidence for the universal behavior attributed to all uniformly accelerated detectors
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.65.025004;
- arXiv
- arXiv:hep-th/9906181v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 65
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 025004-025004.23
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35039860
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- ALGEBRAIC FIELD THEORY; BLACK HOLES; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; GROUP THEORY; MINKOWSKI SPACE; QUANTIZATION; QUANTUM GRAVITY; SPACE-TIME; THEORETICAL DATA; TOPOLOGY
- Descriptors DEC
- AXIOMATIC FIELD THEORY; DATA; FIELD THEORIES; INFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATHEMATICS; NUMERICAL DATA; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SPACE
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2001 The American Physical Society